This cavernous glass jar holds four bricks of Cafe La Llave Espresso
The pirate's love for glass is well known. To some.
Keep it glassy is one of my favorite sayings that I made up all by me onesie.
There's something about glass that just sort of sends me. I know I am not alone.
I alluded recently to a few YouTube channels to which my consciousness had been raised by my daughter Erica.
The first one was Hamimommy. The channel's content consists of no talking (I like that) but rather a South Korean (she lives in Seoul) wife and mother going about her daily tasks as a homemaker.
(Cooking, cleaning, shopping, and the like. Taking care of her home and family.)
There are English subtitles which you can choose -- handy because Hamimommy does add captions in her language.
These accounts include some of the cutest dogs you will ever want to hug and kiss, if only you could reach through your screen and grab them.
The strawberry motif is so endearing
Dogs are the same everywhere. They have no language. It is soothing and delightful.
Then Erica said that if I liked Hamimommy, I needed to watch Honeyjubu. She was right.
Honeyjubu is a South Korean lady in a slightly different phase in life; as in, she has more than one child and they are older than Hami, who is for now a singleton.
Honeyjubu cleans things that are already clean, but I overlook that. Cleaning what is already clean will never enrapture me but it's her house and she can do what she likes.
I don't like much of anything these ladies cook, either, but that's not the point. It can be mesmerizing to watch them make kimchi, for example. Just go with it.
Food is incredibly important in this culture. Fresh food is much more important there than it is here. At least that is the conclusion I have come to. If I'm wrong, and you can correct me out of personal experience, please do.
Moving on. Since discovering the above two channels, I found the account/channel of Ssoberry, whom I find utterly bewitching.
And that's saying a lot because of all the things I despise in this world, camping is at the top of the list.
These jars are much larger than you probably think
When you read my memoir, you will understand why.
I shared Ssoberry with Erica. I see your Ssoberry and raise you Kitchen Story, she said.
And yes, we are all devoted to Hamzy. Hamzy predates all of the others.
Hamzy is a vibe all unto herself and you can't take it away from her. IYKYK.
There are dozens and probably hundreds of channels similar to these. If you go looking for them, you will find them there on YouTube.
I and my girls are nuts about the Koreans -- their zen culture is amazing. Much admiration for these women.
Not being by nature a very calm person (I dare you to snicker), I am drawn to their peaceful and purposeful demeanor. I love their dresses and especially their aprons. (I am a certified apron junkie).
It's the unabashed domesticity that gets me right where I live. As I often say, I am domestic to my core. I identify as a homemaker, haaaha. And a pirate.
You can use the gasket and clips if you need to
Just to clarify, it's rare (although it does happen) that we girls in our respective domiciles just sit and stare at our flatscreens while these videos are playing.
We like for them to play while we do other things. It's not like there's a plot; you won't miss anything if you go put the roast on and fold a load of laundry, then later grab a snack and pick up where you left off.
But for sheer relaxation that IS fun to just watch -- especially if you are stressed out -- try Seoul Walker.
Simply marvelous. Off the charts great. That is my kind of TV.
Another great channel gifted to my consciousness by Erica is Bread Story. It is the work of a Japanese baker. Must see to appreciate.
If I could just hang out at bakeries all day, that would be fine by me. With frequent breaks to visit a candy store.
Although I have little patience for social media in general and practically no respect for the term "influencer", let's face it: if you watch, if you read, if you pay attention to anything at all, sooner or later you are going to be influenced.
That happened a few weeks ago when I was watching a Hamimommy video. It was this one.
It's hard for me to resist cute glass jars from the dollar store
She was making milk pudding and placing single-serve portions into the most charming jars. These had white plastic lids but I had seen her use other, similar jars, that had glass lids.
I began to experience a deep need to know what kind of jars these were.
I'll spare you the gory details but shortly I got to the bottom of it:
They are Weck jars. A German brand that is popular in Europe. Erica says that practically all of the Korean housewives use them.
My mouth began watering for a Weck jar.
And so I ordered one. It was this one.
When Erica came over several days after my Weck jar arrived, and it was ensconced on the workbench next to my Peugeot pepper grinder, holding the Kosher salt without which I can neither cook nor eat, she breathed a sigh.
I can't believe I am in the presence of a Weck jar, she said reverently.
Careful or you too will become a wreck for Weck
I know what she's getting for Christmas.
She said she didn't even realize that the Weck icon was a strawberry.
Adorable. Stunning. I wish you could experience this gorgeous jar.
It comes with a rubber gasket and two adorable clips in case you want to store something in it more important than salt.
But I like the glass-on-glass look and feel. I love lifting the large glass disc of the lid very carefully and dipping in to get a pinch or a measuring spoonful of salt.
I love the pale green color because bottle green may be the most beautiful color in the world.
Well. There is pink. Maybe I should stop right there.
Anyway, there you have it. It's official: I am a wreck for Weck.
Call me nuts but I store my sliced almonds in this skull jar
Tell me what you are a wreck for (it does not have to rhyme) that you have been influenced to acquire.
And folks, that is it for August 2023.
Tomorrow begin my adored -ber months. Four of them, culminating in Christmas.
I hope you enjoy them to the fullest because they pass like the briefest of vapors, yet contain so much joy while they last.
And that is all for now.
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Happy Thursday :: Happy September
